A person stood on grey towers against a blue sky

Motionhouse presents BLOCK

BLOCK
Sun 21 Jun
2pm & 4.30pm
Market Place, Newbury

Ten years on…BLOCK is back.

A new, super-charged reimagining of this iconic show combining highly skilled physical performance with an innovative set.

BLOCK is about life in the city – its contradictions and challenges.

Twenty oversized blocks, resembling giant Jenga pieces, form an ever-changing environment as the story of BLOCK unfolds.

BLOCK was originally produced and developed in collaboration with NoFit State.

A grey tower made of blocks of concrete with people standing in the holes in front of a large audience — Image Credit: Gavin Joynt

A grey tower made of blocks of concrete with people standing in the holes leaning out

'A thrilling collaboration between a circus and dance company full of daring leaps and bounds, and a giant Jenga set'
The Guardian

'Block is one of the best meldings of circus acrobatics and dance around, one where everythinghas meaning'
Seeing Dance

'Block was an unexpected pleasure, encountered on a casual late August Bank Holiday trip to Cardiff Bay'
British Theatre Guide

BLOCK is commissioned by Without Walls, Stockton International Riverside Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts. Co-production Archaos, Pôle National des Arts du Cirque Méditerranée and Le Citron Jaune, Centre National des Arts de la Rue.

Supported by Arts Council England, Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru – Arts Council Wales, Llywodraeth Cymru – Welsh Government.

About Motionhouse

Motionhouse creates and tours a wide range of inspiring and powerful dance-circus productions to theatres and festivals in the UK and across the globe. The company’s distinctive, highly physical style integrates elements of circus and acrobatics with breath-taking dance to surprise and delight audiences.

A pioneer of outdoor dance, Motionhouse tour a range of flexible productions extensively to festivals and non-theatre spaces. These short, sharp injections of dance and circus are designed to be performed up-close, attracting and engaging large crowds, and inspiring audiences who are not necessarily familiar with dance.

Location: Market Place, Newbury

Performance Times: 2pm & 4.30pm

Age Guide: Suitable for all ages

Main image credit: Dan Tucker

This outdoor show is part of Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust's outdoor programme and funded by Greenham Trust and Arts Council England.